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Despite a wine making tradition that pre-dates California's by hundreds of years, Virginia has only recently earned itself a seat at the big table of international vintners. For many years, Virginia's winemaking reputation elicited little excitement but plenty of snarky comments — even from the commonwealth's own inhabitants. But that is rapidly changing as the state's wine producing industry has risen to pose a formidable challenge to the traditional California and European powerhouses. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Virginia jumped four spots since 2005 to become the nation's fifth largest wine producing state after California, Oregon,...

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